Snow Block

Snow Block

Transparency	No
Luminance	No
Blast resistance	1
Tool
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Flammable	No
Drops	Snowball (4)
Data value	dec: 80 hex: 50 bin: 1010000
Name	See Data values

This article is about the full block. For the thin layer, see Snow. For the weather condition, see Snowfall. For the projectile, see Snowball.

	“	No feeling in the world beats waking up on a winter morning and opening the curtains to find out that it snowed overnight. The joy of seeing the world transformed, its colours hidden below a deep, fluffy layer of white, is incomparable to any other experience.	„
		— Duncan Geere

Snow^{[Bedrock and Legacy Console editions only]}/Snow blocks^{[Java Edition only]} is a full-sized block of snow.

Obtaining

When broken with a shovel, snow blocks drop snowballs. If mined with a Silk Touch enchanted shovel, snow blocks drop themselves.

Block	Snow Block
Hardness	0.2
Tool
Breaking time
Hand	1
Wooden	0.2
Stone	0.1
Iron	0.05
Diamond	0.05
Golden	0.05

Unlike snow layers, snow blocks will not melt from higher levels of light under normal circumstances, nor get destroyed by water.

Natural generation

Full snow blocks only generate in the ice spikes and frozen ocean biomes, and form the walls of igloos in snowy tundra and snowy taiga biomes; in all other snowy/cold biomes, only snow layers generate.

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Snowball

Usage

Snow Golems

Snow Golem build configuration

Snow blocks are also used to make snow golems by putting 2 snow blocks on top of another and a pumpkin on the top as the head. Note that the pumpkin has to be placed last for this to work. This can be done sideways and upside-down, as well.

Crafting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Snow	Snow Block	6

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Block	ID Name
Snow Block	snow_block

Bedrock Edition:

Block	ID Name	Numeral ID
Snow	snow	80

History

Alpha
v1.0.5					Added snow blocks.
v1.0.5_01					A shovel is now required to obtain snowballs.
					Snow blocks on top of top snow cover no longer looks unusual.
v1.0.6					Snow blocks now only take 4 snowballs to craft instead of 9.
					Destroying snow blocks now yielded 4-6 snowballs, allowing for infinite amounts of snow blocks and snowballs as snow blocks only take 4 snowballs to make.
v1.1.1					Infinite snowball glitch fixed; solid snow blocks now only drop four snowballs.
Beta
1.8			?		Snow no longer generates in cold biomes.
Java Edition
?					Snow now generates in cold biomes again.
1.3.1			12w22a		Inventory sprites for blocks were flipped from left to right, changing to .
1.4.2			12w38a		Snow was given a new block breaking sound.
1.5			13w05a		Crafting recipe for snow cover was added.
1.9			15w43a		Snow will now generate as part of igloos.
1.12			17w15a		Snow can now be placed correctly on upside-down stairs.
1.13			17w47a		The ID has been changed from snow to snow_block.
					Renamed to Snow Block.
					Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 80.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.1.0					Added snow blocks.
0.9.0			build 1		Snow blocks will now generate naturally in ice plains spikes biomes.
0.12.1			build 1		Snow is now renewable, and can be used to create golems.
Pocket Edition
1.0			build 1		Snow blocks will now generate as part of igloos.
Bedrock Edition
1.4			beta 1.2.14.2		Snow blocks will now generate naturally in icebergs.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1	CU1	1.0	Patch 1		Added snow blocks.

Issues

Issues relating to "Snow Block" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia

• Snow may still fall on top of snow blocks, making them look taller than they actually are.
• When a snow block is on grass, the grass block changes to a different "snowy" texture as if a snow layer is on it.
  • However, since snow is not transparent to light, the grass will change to dirt shortly after.
• There is code to make snow blocks melt, but since they are solid blocks they cannot be lit enough for this to occur (barring certain lighting glitches) (see MC-88097 for more information)
• A texture known as "fluff.png" exists in files from the survival tests onward, that resembles snow. However, this was before snow was added, so this texture went unused.

See also

• Snowfall
• Snow golem

References

Blocks

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